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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VIII/A.

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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VIII/A.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VIII/A. S-P37; KM-A20.8; CT-433. 20.6 grams. Bold full pillars side (slightly doubled) with 1-PH-6 above pillars, P-8-E across top, E-52-P across bottom, full POTOSI in legend; full but doubled shield with A-P-8 to left and O-E-52 to right, full crown above; a bit worn from corrosion but with nicely contrasting toning. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador